京都日本 Ky o t o , J a p a n
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INDS 209 - Interior Materials Project II - Culture and Materiality Prof. Meghan Woodcock Savannah College of Art and Design Fall 2014 Veronica del Castillo Caldas
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歴史 History
Being the capital for over 1000 years, Kyoto has functioned as the crossroads for Japanese Culture. It is home to many cultural landmarks and historical sights. Furthermore the people of Kyoto have produced many religious arts and forms of entertainments capturing the attention of tourists all around the globe. The city captures various Shinto Shrines creating a picturesque landscape within the mountainous region.
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Influence The Korean immigrants that brought with them the skills of sericulture and silk weaving originally founded Kyoto. The city is located between the Katsura and the Kamo rivers it is a mountainous city emerged into the natural environments. In the past, there was an excessive Buddhist influenced but, with the government of Nagaoka Buddhist temples were proscribes with an exception of few such as Rashomon, Sai-ji and the five-tiered pagoda of To-ji which is today one of Kyoto’s classical landmarks.
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ć–‡ĺŒ– Culture
The old capital of Japan contains 1.600 Budhist temples, 400 Shinto Shrines, dozens of museum, two imperial villas, a palace, castle and arts and crafts shops, and home to the traditional Geishas and guest houses captures the attention of almost two thirds of Japanese population to visit yearly and over 30 million of tourist from all around the globe. This UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site offers the opportunity to share different cultural events such as Tea Ceremony, Sake Brewing, Kimono wearing, and swordsmanship. The idea of experiencing the city in a well-rounded cultural experience is fascinating including the stay in a traditional Japanese guest house: Ryokan.
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旅館 Ryokan
A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn full of rich cultural experiences. As soon as you enter you are received by the proprietress with a deep bow later transporting you to your traditional room where you can enjoy a cup of green tea. Ryokans are designed with all natural materials including Tatami mats, wooden floor, shikkui plaster walls and washi paper. The idea of a Ryokan is to live in balance with Mother Nature, being of key importance the concept: less is more.
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旅館 Ugenta
Two-room 200-year-old ryokan located in the mountains in the outskirts of Kyoto. This ryokan was built one century ago and still maintain the original traditional guest house accommodations. Even though the occupancy of up to 10 guests the Ryokan is home of two traditional teahouses. The design of the inn is incorporated into the landscape playing with natural water features and beautiful landscape views. All food served is local and fresh catch from the actual site, hence, the fish a guest eats in the full course meal was cached from the water stream underneath their feet. Tablet.
It was originally built in the Taisho Era by the owners grand father more than 90 years ago.
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2 Rooms Style: Traditional Elegance Atmosphere: Secluded Adress: 76 Kurama-Kibune-cho Sakyou-ku Kyoto, Japan
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H o t e l K a n r a Ky o t o
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Hotel Kanra Kyoto is a modern boutique hotel designed by the Tokyo-based firm UDS in 2010. The site is a former cramming school in Kyoto acquired by Takamiya Gakuen, the educational foundation to create the first “edutainment” establishment in Japan, aiming to educate visitors about Japanese culture and design. The design is inspired from the machiya town houses which the city is framed in and the traditional Ryokans home to 29 guest rooms that have a long and narrow shape. The concept of machiya was brought to the hotel by focusing on how abstract elements of nature could be incorporated. For the design elements such as the sea panels, and paper lamps the firm collaborated with Tokyo-based artists such as Alexander Reederm and Michiko.
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This modern hotel breathes the traditional Japanese culture while still incorporating and educating about the traditional Japanese cultures. The unique atmosphere and concepts brings education to the hotel by through various classes and DIY kits provided by the stand. The boutique hotel is a living art installation offering a perfect balance between modernism, nature, tradition and education. 29 Rooms Style: Modern Design Atmosphere: Lively Address: 185 Kita-machi Karasuma-Dori Rokujo-kudaru Kyoto, Japan
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辤 Red
In Japan, red is an important cultural color. Japanese believe in many traditional shades of red, being important through various dynasties and being represented in various Shinto shrines including Horyuji Temple, the world oldest wooden building located in the outskirts of the city. In addition, the Japanese flag has a red circle in the center representing the sun. For various cultures the sun is represented in the color Yellow, on the other hand, Japanese believe the Sun is colored red, Nihon ( Japan) literally means “land of the rising sun.� Therefor, red is interpreted as life, the combination of red and white is a representation for auspicious happy occasions often seen in weddings, gift wrapping and commemorative events.
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Climate Kyoto has a humid subtropical climate, Summers are hot and humid and winters are relatively cold with a few snowfall. The most beautiful time to visit Kyoto is in the cherry blossom which only flowers once a year around march.
デザイン Design
Kyoto is the capital for Japanese culture therefore maintaining the Japanese aesthetics, carrying the concept: less is more and introducing natural elements into the design of a Ryokan or Boutique Hotel are key factors in producing a design that translates the cultural richness of the city.
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